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FBI disrupted Hive ransomware variant, Justice Dept announces
The ransomware group demanded over $130 million from over 1,500 victims in 80 countries.
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Robert Legare is a CBS News multiplatform reporter and producer covering the Justice Department, federal courts and investigations. He has covered Justice Department policies and law enforcement initiatives, several special counsel investigations and the sprawling probe into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. After graduating from the College of the Holy Cross, he worked as an associate producer for the "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell."
The ransomware group demanded over $130 million from over 1,500 victims in 80 countries.
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